120 Pages
17 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
120 Pages
17 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
120 Pages
17 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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American Pie represents the most commercially successful example of the vulgar teen comedy, and this book analyses the film's development, audience-appeal and cultural significance. American Pie (1999) is a film that exemplifies that most disparaged of movie genres – the vulgar teen comedy. Largely aimed at young audiences, the vulgar teen comedy is characterised by a brazenly... Read more
Chapter 1: Serving Up American Pie: Youth, Cinema and Vulgar Teen Comedy
Chapter 2: A Recipe for Success: The Rise of American Pie
Chapter 3: Getting a Gross from Gross-Out: Hollywood, the Youth Market and American Pie.
Chapter 4: 'Like Warm Apple Pie …': Gross-Out Humour and the Vulgar Teen Comedy
Chapter 5: 'High School Was Awesome': Constructions of Youth in American Pie
Chapter 6: Vulgar Teen Comedy: The Last Crumbs
Biography
Bill Osgerby is Emeritus Professor of Media, Culture and Communication at London Metropolitan University. He has published widely on twentieth-century British and American cultural history. His books include Youth in Britain Since 1945 and Youth Media.
